"Why do we read this Torah portion at this time of year?" That's a question I and other rabbis get all the time. The answer is simple: The yearly cycle of Torah readings (This week's Shoftim, Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9)  has no connection to the celebration of the holidays that the Torah describes. But the Haftarah has a lot to say about the process of turning one's life around that is the core theme of Rosh Hashanah and the High Holidays.

Please join Nafshenu's weekly Torah study this evening. We meet on Zoom from 7-8pm at our regular link: bit.ly/NafTorah.